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Persona 5 |OT2| Someone must have been helping you go to bed early. Talk!
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I loved his constant bickering with Futaba. It was a nice break from the constant "Morgana and Ryuji are the punching bags" rotation and was often much funnier and felt a lot more rooted in each character's personalities, while with those two it kinda just felt like people defaulting.
brianmcdoogle
Member
So far, and I say this as I'm nearing the end of July so I have a ways to go, but most of the slink/confidant stuff has felt like a big backwards step from Persona 3 and 4. There are some I'm liking and finding interesting, but not many.
Dat music when youfirst enter Sae's Palace/the casino
Perfect gif for my reaction lol. Wife thought I was nuts.
Nocturnowl
Member
People doubting Yusuke obviously didn't see the scene with him at the church.
Yes, you can do it right away if you want and still have time.
https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/47881-persona-5-paid-dlc-overview/
ShadowSoldier89
Member
You can do it early. And IIRC
it seemed to me like the party member social links block off for a bit until you finished the dungeon so there's no reason to wait.
I don't really get this argument. His presence is pretty uniform throughout the game, only slightly diminishing when the group shifts from the intimate 4 member + Morgana squad to the 8 member crew in the end, but he still feels present. What doesn't get mentioned enough is Yusuke's sharp, borderline cynical side which is drowned out by the Yusuke memes. He adds a pretty distinct perspective during story scenes. <--- Late October spoilers
Ultimadrago
Member
I'm just sad that was never referenced again. Like, not even in the Social Link. Wasted resources!
This been posted yet? A software engineer went a little deeper into the UI and UX of Persona 5 than most other sites have. It's a good read, even if you only have a passing interest in graphic design.
So glad he didn't eat my lunch on this topic.
Enough of your vile postulations.
fanmade Sojiro tier 10 extra scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmZFAAHelQ&app=desktop
Confidant spoilers
Confidant spoilers
demosthenes
Member
School trip
Edit: damn, the scene right after the trip.
thought it was kind of meh.
They didn't do anything! And Hawaii water gets you sick?
They didn't do anything! And Hawaii water gets you sick?
Edit: damn, the scene right after the trip.
brianmcdoogle
Member
Is there a list or guide out there on how to get gifts from people to decorate with? I have a
, a
, and I just wonder what else there might be.
poster
bowl
ShadowSoldier89
Member
As a software engineer myself, but with much less focus on UI this was a good read, but I couldnt help but tilt my head in confusion once he started harping on the english text. Somethings were accurate, the font for names on the confidant menu's top bar, the lack of accent marks, and the quote marks not being smart (though thats incredibly nitpicky). However the main UI text for dialogue has never failed to flow nicely with the boxes while providing and engaging and inviting read. I'm 140 hours in on new game plus and not skipping anything and have liked the font there the entire time.
Kssio_Aug
Member
I've been playing it this night and just reached the point where I'm free to explore the 1st palace. I'm used to the game mechanics in general cause I played tons of P4G, but it seems to me dungeons are much bigger than before and exploring them takes much longer (what I actually don't care... I always loved this part of the game, and now they're better crafted I think this is great!). The issue though is that I bought no items to replenish SP before jumping in, and I'm running out of energy and am yet at the 4th floor.
Said that... which is the best way to replenish SP in this game? If I remember correctly, in Persona 4 there were vending machines that were useful at the beginning, and later on you could pay the fox to replenish it for you (am I right about it?). Is it the same way this time?
Said that... which is the best way to replenish SP in this game? If I remember correctly, in Persona 4 there were vending machines that were useful at the beginning, and later on you could pay the fox to replenish it for you (am I right about it?). Is it the same way this time?
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
I'm a graphic designer, so I always love seeing laymen analyzing my bread and butter. I will not judge what the man is saying. It's not his job, while it is mine so.... Interesting take?
Rank 5 of the Death confidant gives you some of the best items related to SP in the game, bit pricey though. Sojiro will also eventually teach you to make SP recovery items.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Thanks a lot for the info! =)
Was a bit scared by the spoiler tag cause I feared to spoil some story related stuff. lol
Will focus on it then!! Are there vending machines this time for the beginning though? And are they useful as they were in P4?
Good Lord, little dude, was ready to go out if he needed to lol
brandonh83
Banned
On the 5th palace and am kinda bored of my Persona and none of the ones I can make interest me. Any of the DLC ones worth it? I have high Confidant rankings for Lovers, Death, Chariot and Priestess, Moon, Magician off the top of my head.
TBH it has nothing to do with what interests you. Persona get replaced so quickly, you shouldn't be clinging on to any in particular. Use powerful persona that cover needed elements for each dungeon.
brandonh83
Banned
Yeah true just not a fan of the current designs of my lineup lol
Aaaand done. That took a while!
Overall it was a fantastic experience, I enjoyed it all the way through and was well worth the (VERY) long wait. I have my complaints obviously, but I'm confident they'll be adressed in the next game. Some of the bad spots seem quite obvious to the point they shouldn't even be a thing, like no integration of social links (let alone romantic ones) in the plot, more refined dungeons with least repeated puzzles, etc, they're kinda understandable due to the making of the new engine taking most of the development time.
Some complaints would be
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Morgana's very existence has no good justification. I mean I like him, but he's a cat simply because they wanted a mascot character like Teddie but couldn't think of a good excuse unlike with Teddie. So he's the incarnation of humanity's hope? Where is hope represented in a cartoony black cat? What in Morgana's personality symbolizes hope? What's the deal with those red herring nightmares of his? Yeah, really poor all around, but at least he was likeable
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Akechi's character was a great,
much superior take on Adachi... Up until the point where he dies and he gets completely ruined. So damn lame and out of place considering how terrible of a person he is and the terrible things he did to the team, ugh
much superior take on Adachi... Up until the point where he dies and he gets completely ruined. So damn lame and out of place considering how terrible of a person he is and the terrible things he did to the team, ugh
-The usual anime sexualization nonsense and some conflicting themes in the game
-Some bosses sucked, namely palace 1, 3 and 4's
-The ending was a bit underwhelming and they postponed it too much after the final battle itself
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The Igor twist was genius, but the whole evil deity thing felt extremely shoehorned this time compared to P3 and 4.
And it doesn't help that the part of the plot around it was basically Persona 2 except worse. They also hyped up Ladenza way too much for such a whatever character and reveal
And it doesn't help that the part of the plot around it was basically Persona 2 except worse. They also hyped up Ladenza way too much for such a whatever character and reveal
-Localization is very poor, but the english VA is so stellar that it somehow mitigates it for the most part
I think that's more or less all of it, generally I thought the game was fantastic. The gameplay was a massive step up from P4 and elevates the series to heights similar to the rest of Modern Megaten, same for the difficulty (on hard), what a great challenge. Visuals were great, music was very fitting and of excellent quality, and the addition of actual dungeons is a very welcome change too.
The game had some awesome bosses too, namely palace 2 and especially 7's, which is straight up one of the coolest bosses in all of Megaten IMO. Final boss was good too but a bit too easy.
So yeah, all in all I think this is by far the best of Persona so far, I'm looking forward to what's next and hopefully it'll be even better. For now I'll try my best to stay away from NG+ for some time, but can't make any promises!
broz0rs
Member
Check out beverage vending machines that sell 5 sp recovery drinks in limited supply. They're all over the game but the one that stands out is the bathhouse one because it costs just 100.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
I was praying, I beat the last dungeon with 2 days left... the morning after... BOOM. I could max the last Confidant I was missing, Apparently after a certain point, you cannot hang out with your teammates until after you beat the dungeon. Pro tip for people trying max out all their confidants inefficiently.
Also the Empress' Second Awakening isn't so bad. It's kinda cool in a hippy kinda way.
Also the Empress' Second Awakening isn't so bad. It's kinda cool in a hippy kinda way.
enfieldvball
Member
Oddly for some reason all of the Persona cut scenes look pretty sub-par. Persona Trinity Soul, for its time, looked pretty good IMO.
Actually, the P3 movies look good.
The Artisan
Member
i decided
, did i just make a terrible mistake?
not to try and befriend that demon on a toilet persona
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
In the first palace?
You can't. You can get him later, but any boss fight it doesn't let you.
I can't remember if previous personas did outsourcing to so many studios. Anyway it's not a good sign and probably explains why it feels so inconsistent across the board.
P3 movies are probably the best, but that was a very focused production with a much larger budget. They didn't have to pull stuff from everywhere.
demosthenes
Member
9/17
ryuji getting off Scott free....
ShadowSoldier89
Member
this is my proudest screenshot (Train station encounter on 7/20, so no real spoiler)
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Im not sure if this is a spoiler or not, I'm at 10/28
and I have only grown to hate Akechi even more. His sense of justice seems incoherent. It appears as if all he seeks is attention from the masses and is jealous of how popular and effective the Phantom Thieves are compared to him. I really hope he doesn't end up being the main villain, that would suck.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Got the line trophy during the final battle. Noice.
Super Stardust
Member
The way futaba always sits and moon social link
before you confront his shadow
demosthenes
Member
September
shadow okumura has a great design.